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EP 1 242 907 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.05.2002 (43) Date of publication: 25.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/39 (21) Application number: 00986675.7 (22) Date of filing: 20.12.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0034/834 (87) International publication number: WO 0104/6837 (28.06.2001 Gazette 2001/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 21.12.1999 US 171280 P 21.12.1999 US 171281 P 21.12.1999 US 171282 P 21.12.1999 US 171283 P (71) Applicant: Datapower Technology, Inc. Cambridge, MA 02140 (US)	(72) Inventor: KUZNETSOV, Eugene Cambridge, MA 02140 (US) (74) Representative: Boyce, Conor et al F. R. Kelly & Co.,27 Clyde Road,Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Dublin 4 (IE)